Chapter 1330: Triple Crown! It belongs to Akina Nakamori!!

On New Year's Eve of Showa 62, light snow began to fall in the sky.

During the day, cleaning the house and making New Year's food, and in the evening, sitting around the TV watching the Kohaku Uta Gassen, and then waiting for the 108 bells of the nearby temple~

Kadomatsu, shimenawa, toshikoshi soba... every household is preparing to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year~

In Shanying Yuan, it was also such a lively scene... When Naoki Nagayama was cleaning, little Xia Hua was making trouble on the side; when Naoki Nagayama was hanging the shimenawa, Miaotaro was raising his claws and eager to try; when Naoki Nagayama was making cold food, Eitaro was wagging his tail in the kitchen...

And Naoki Nagayama himself still had to answer the phone while busy:

"Yes... everything at home is ready..." Naoki Nagayama let the little one hold the phone and leaned over to speak, "Akina finished most of the preparation work before going out."

"In the evening, after Hua-chan and I finish eating and watching the awards ceremony, we will go pick up Akina. We will listen to the New Year's bells at Kiyomizu-dera in the evening..."

"Daijobu, Mother, don't worry, we have no problem!"

This was a phone call from home in Shizuoka. Naoki Nagayama's mother, Nanako Nagayama, was very concerned about her son in Tokyo,

"We will go back to Shizuoka with Brother Feng tomorrow..."

After the phone call ended, Naoki Nagayama signaled little Xia Hua to put down the receiver and praised his daughter very happily:

"Hua-chan is really amazing, helped Dad hold it for so long... really helped a lot!"

"Alright, reward Hua-chan with fried tempura..."

Saying that, he blew on the tempura that had just come out of the pot and handed it to his daughter standing on the chair.

The crispy and fragrant tempura, the shrimp inside was Q-bouncy and sweet, and eating it was full of the deliciousness of shrimp meat. Hua-chan had been craving it for a long time.

At this moment, taking a bite, she was so happy that her eyes narrowed, bending into the same shape as her mother~

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm hmm..."

The little one nodded without stopping, her little hands grabbing the tail of the tempura and her mouth exerting force... This kind of big shrimp was still a bit difficult for a child to handle~

"Then let's sit on the sofa and eat while watching TV later~"

"Mom doesn't allow..."

Little Xia Hua was a bit worried, because Akina wanted her daughter to develop good habits and never let the child eat on the sofa.

"Anyway, Mom is not here, listen to Dad!"

Men raising children, just do whatever is comfortable!

"Okay~~"

When this pair of father and daughter were celebrating reaching a consensus, Eitaro was anxious watching the little one eat tempura, his tail slapping on the ground:

"Wang Wang! (Where is mine?!)"

He had been waiting for a long time, why wasn't there a portion for him?!

"Ah... Eitaro wants to eat too?"

Naoki Nagayama lowered his head and looked at the big white dog, shaking a tempura in front of the dog, watching the dog's eyes follow the tempura,

"But if Eitaro wants to eat, he needs to wait for my command! Don't move, okay!"

Saying that, he placed the tempura on Eitaro's muzzle, near the nose... and then slowly gave the command:

"Don't move... don't move... wait for me to count... 1... 2... 3!!!"

Just as the order was given, Eitaro shook his dog head, and accompanied by a light crunch, the tempura was already bitten into the dog's mouth, and after chewing a few times quickly, it was eaten...

Then Eitaro stuck out his tongue and smiled flatteringly, and his tail started slapping the ground again, as if urging:

"Come again, come again..."

"... Really amazing..."

Naoki Nagayama and little Xia Hua looked at each other and sighed,

"Eitaro's speed is getting faster and faster..."

The little one also opened her eyes wide and nodded seriously, very agreeable~

"But there is no more! Go play!"

He pushed the dog a few times with his feet, but Eitaro didn't leave, instead continuing to wait for an opportunity in the kitchen full of fragrance.

It wasn't until the evening that Naoki Nagayama took little Xia Hua to sit on the sofa, eating various foods while watching the programs on TV~

Outside the Tokyo Budokan, countless reporters surrounded the entrance, but left a special passage, waiting for today's important moment.

Due to the collision between the awards ceremony of the Japan Record Awards and the Kohaku Uta Gassen, many stars who participated in both sides would rush between NHK and the Budokan.

Both venues would set up special passages, and even the traffic management department would temporarily open a "green passage" on the highway.

From getting off the car to entering the building, most artists would run at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint, basically unable to maintain a decent image... This was a rare moment for stars who pursued perfection!

Snapping photos of stars running to catch time in the special passage had become a special surprise program at the end of every year!

"We should be able to photograph Shizuka Kudo today!"

A reporter rubbed his camera and asked,

"Seiko Matsuda should also be able to be photographed!"

The companion next to him replied:

"Should be able to... they both participated in the Record Awards and the Kohaku Uta Gassen. As long as we can grasp that moment..."

"Sure enough, it's more interesting for female stars to run..."

"Eh? You say, do you think there will be anyone falling down this time?"

Since Shuyou set an example at the Tokyo Film Festival, many artists now want to rely on falling to gain attention at large events...

The production teams of large live variety activities like the Kohaku Uta Gassen had to strictly prohibit this behavior to stop the artists' ideas of making big things happen on the show!

"Not likely, falling while sprinting is likely to get injured. You can't go on stage if you lose money!"

"That's also true..."

The time hadn't arrived yet, and the reporters chatted about everything in the cold wind, and one of the reporters suddenly sighed:

"Pity... Akina Nakamori won't come back and forth this year!"

"Yes... photographing Akina is the highlight!"

"I heard that because of pregnancy, she will semi-retire again next year... won't see her for more than a year again..."

"Naoki Nagayama is too shameless... turning everyone's Akina into one person's!"

"..."

Various complaints, Akina Nakamori would feel helpless if she heard them... However, at this time, she was in the dressing room of the Record Awards, waiting for the start of the show.

Akina, who had changed into her outfit, was adjusting her makeup in front of the dressing mirror, while assistant Ueda Zhenxi was organizing other outfits that her artist had to change into today.

In the entire awards ceremony of the Record Awards, winning an award requires singing a song... Akina is estimated to sing many times today, so she has to change into several sets of clothes.

"Zhenxi-chan~"

Akina suddenly opened her mouth,

"Where did Naoki-san tell you to meet?"

"In a parking lot at Meguro River." Ueda Zhenxi said with a smile, "Naoki-san said he would take Hua-chan to pick you up, and then go to Kiyomizu-dera to listen to the New Year's bells together!"

"Kiyomizu-dera..."

Kiyomizu-dera is not far from Shanying Yuan, and there is a temple fair tonight, which will be very lively.

"Yes... anyway, after the awards are finished, Akina doesn't have to worry... this time without participating in the Kohaku Uta Gassen, it will definitely be very smooth!"

"Hmm..."

At this time, the staff knocked on the door to remind:

"Akina-chan... you can enter the venue..."

"Yes... coming right away!"

This year's Record Awards are very different from previous years.

Due to the bribery rumors of Johnny's, the Record Awards committee fell into a public opinion storm and had to adopt a more fair and open way to evaluate the award winners.

After adding the link of public voting, the candidates began to compete with each other, and the agencies behind them also exerted their strength, hoping that fans would support their idols.

And in this process, naturally, there was no lack of buying votes... Johnny's spared no expense for the Hikaru Genji they strongly promoted, and invited a professional activity company...

However, in the end, the committee found that Akina Nakamori far exceeded Hikaru Genji in votes~

"Sigh... Mary Kitagawa is also... doesn't she know that Akina Nakamori's husband is Naoki Nagayama?!"

Chairman of the Record Awards Committee, Koji Ishikawa, sighed while looking at the results,

"Competing with such a big tycoon for financial resources... do they think Akina Nakamori is like other female stars who married into wealthy families, with no status at all?!"

"The Nagayama couple are teenage sweethearts who fell in love and dated before they became famous!"

While sighing, he communicated tonight's results with other judges, and also told those who were lobbied by Johnny's not to lose big because of small things, so that the Record Awards would continue to lose authority!

"Triple crown, it belongs to Akina Nakamori!"

"..."

With the passage of time, the awards ceremony of the Japan Record Awards finally began!

Inside the Tokyo Budokan venue, it was full of audiences who came to watch the ceremony. Various banners supporting their own artists were hung on the second floor. Everyone was looking forward to this most authoritative competition in the entertainment industry!

"Welcome everyone to the scene of the Japan Record Awards..."

Under the guidance of the host, a group of star candidates walked onto the awards stage slowly, singing the nominated songs while bowing and greeting the camera...

And Akina, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress, as the most popular singer in these years, naturally received warm applause as soon as she went on stage.

"I am the shipwreck of love"

"With broken wings spread"

The melody of "Shipwreck" is unforgettable, and Akina's appearance is also amazing~

At this time, little Xia Hua in Shanying Yuan had eaten her fill and was nestled in her father's arms watching TV.

When Akina appeared, she suddenly became excited, pointed at the person on the screen and shouted at Naoki Nagayama:

"Mom~ Mom~"

"Hmm, Mom is on TV!"

Naoki Nagayama patted the little one's back,

"Let's go pick her up later... but, let's watch Mom sing first, okay?"

The little one hesitated, but finally determined that her father wouldn't lie to her, and nodded:

"Okay~"

So Naoki Nagayama continued to watch the awards ceremony~

Actually, besides the appearance at the beginning, the first award was the Newcomer Award.

So Naoki Nagayama saw many newcomers who had just debuted this year... However, except for Yoko Minamino who still had some impression, other people didn't seem to have left too many traces in later generations.

In the end, the Best Newcomer Award was still taken by Johnny's Hikaru Genji!

With the progress of the awards ceremony, Miho Nakayama, Shizuka Kudo, Teresa Teng, Yosui Inoue, Safety Zone, etc., all went on stage with the hottest songs of this year.

Naoki Nagayama seemed to have felt the trend of the pop music scene this year from beginning to end~

Time flowed second by second.

Gold Award, Best Vocal Performance Award, Akina went on stage to sing "Shipwreck" again, and changed into several sets of outfits.

Finally, at the last moment, two award-presenting guests holding gold balls walked onto the stage... took out the final award result of today from the opened gold balls!

"The 29th Japan Record Awards winner..."

"'Shipwreck', Akina Nakamori!!!"

The spotlight gathered on Akina's position under the stage, making the audience's attention focus on her.

And at this time, Akina no longer had the excited tears of the previous two awards, but showed a confident smile... the whole person seemed to be shrouded in a queen aura, waving at the camera while walking onto the stage.

Now Akina is no longer the timid and weak female idol she was before!

Having won the triple crown, she had enough confidence to walk onto the highest podium in the music scene!

"Ms. Akina Nakamori... congratulations on winning the Japan Record Awards for the third consecutive time... you have created a historical record in the Neon music scene!!"

The award-presenting guest congratulated Akina Nakamori and handed the microphone to her,

"May I ask how you feel now?"

Akina Nakamori thanked the award-presenting guest very politely, then holding the flowers and the trophy, took a deep breath while looking at the many cameras facing her, and opened her mouth:

"Being able to win the Japan Record Awards, I want to thank the fans who have always supported me! Arigato..."

Warm applause came from the audience! The noisy sound resounded through the entire stadium~

"Also need to thank, everyone at Being..."

"Finally, the most important... the family who has always accompanied me... especially my husband and daughter..."

"Naoki-san, Hua-chan... Arigato!"

"..."

Naoki Nagayama in front of the TV, looking at what Akina said, pinched little Xia Hua's hand...

"Hua-chan, Mom is thanking you~"

"Me?" The little one didn't understand, "Thank for what?"

"Thank you for your appearance!"

Naoki Nagayama rubbed his daughter's head with his chin,

"You yourself are a gift!"

"..." The little one looked like she understood but didn't, but suddenly said, "Dad, let's go pick up Mom..."

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama smiled:

"Okay!"

"And then let's go watch the New Year together!"

There were still many pedestrians along the Meguro River, but they wouldn't notice an ordinary car parked in the parking lot.

Naoki Nagayama took little Xia Hua to a parking lot along the river, waiting for Akina's car to come and meet.

The light snow in the sky fell occasionally, landing on the car window, attracting the little one's interest, wanting to see the hexagonal shape clearly through the car window...

And Naoki Nagayama was answering the mobile phone:

"We are in the second parking space from the back... an ordinary AE86. Akina knows..."

The ordinary and low-key AE86, this car that is not used much, is very useful when you need to be low-key!

"Yes... we are all here."

Not long after hanging up the phone, he saw a Toyota car drive in and park next to the AE86.

Then a figure wearing a down jacket got off quickly, opened the back door directly and sat up...

"Naoki-san..."

Akina first saw her husband in the driver's seat, and then saw the little one in the safety seat,

"Hua-chan!!"

"Mom!"

"Hua-chan!"

Akina wrapped her hands around her daughter, happily leaned her face over, and kissed little Xia Hua's soft and tender cheeks a few times,

"Did you miss Mom?"

"Yes!!"

"So good!!" Akina was even happier, "Then kiss a few more times!"

"..."

Naoki Nagayama, who was looking from the rearview mirror, was speechless,

"I missed you too~"

Akina heard it, leaned over from the middle with a smile, and kissed Naoki Nagayama on the face:

"Then Dad kiss one too!"

"..."

Feeling the slightly cold kiss, Naoki Nagayama shook his head,

"Alright, sit down... we are going to Kiyomizu-dera!"

"Okay!!" ===== CHAPTER 1331 =====